Combined shade and curtain holder.



R. G. COOPER.

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.13, 191 3.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAYMOND G. COOPER, OF SUGAR LOAF, NEW YORK, A SSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO CHAS. C. TEGETHOFF, OF YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN Romania..-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND G. Coornn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sugar Loaf, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Shade and Curtain Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined shade andcurtain holders and the primary objectof the invention is to provide an improved device of this character which may be quickly and readily applied to window frames without the use of nails and the like and which may be readily adjusted to fit any size window frame or any size of shade desired to. be used in connection therewith.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a device formed of sections coupled one to the other and a still further object of the invention resides in providing a. device which is simple'and durable in construct1on, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very eflicient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the. novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is aT front elevation of a window frame showlng a combined curtain shade support constructed in accordance with my invention applied to use thereon.' Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the device, as seen'on line 22, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the same as seen on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsand in which-- 1 indicates a window frame of the usual or any preferred type to which is adapted to be applied my improved combined device, forsupporting a curtain pole and shade holder.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,554.

tionally engage with the Patented May 5, 1914.

loosely linked together by means of a coupling or the like 3. The arms of the substantially U-shaped members 2 are looped immediately adjacent their ends to form pairs of alining eyes or keepers. 4: and the extreme free ends of the arms of these members 3 continuing from the eyesare bent and "sharpened to form engaging prongs 5.

These prongs 5 are adapted to be engaged with thesides or the front. faces of the frame, immediately adjacent the upper edge thereof, thus supporting the complete device in position on the window frame. These members 2 are capable of slight adjustment with respect to one another in view of the coupling 3 and adapted to be received in the alining eyes or keepers i, are the shanks of the curtain pole supports 6. A. bolt 7 is adapted to be received in the eyes or ringlike portions of the supports, whereby an ornamental'curtain maybe hung from the device to cover the window. opening in the frame. This device is also designed to carry the shade supports and, tothis end, a

pair of shade supports 8 are provided.- These shade supports are substantially of the same design as the usual shade supports,

with the exception of the angular base pieces. These base pieces are usually provided with openings for nailing or screwing the same to the window frame but, in my improved device, these nail or screw open ings are omitted and, in their stead, the ends of the base pieces are provided. with flanges Which-are rolled to provide sleeve-like portions 9thereon. These sleeve-like portions receive therethroughthe arms of the substantially 'U-shaped members 2 and, in view of the particular construction, admit of the shade supports being adjusted on said members 2. These flanges which form the sleevelike portions 9 may be readily rolled about the arms of the members 2 in the application of the shade supports to use and, in applying the device to the window frame, the

same is secured flatly against the front face of the frame, at the top portion thereof, so as to cause the sleeve-like ortions 9 to fricame, thus' retaining said shade supports in their various adjusted positions on the device. From the above description of the construction of m improved device, the operation thereof Wlfl be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a combined curtain tie one which is simple and durable in construc-,

tion, inexpensive to manufactureand one which Will be very eflicient and useful in operation.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform thefunce tions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described this invention, What I claim is A combined Window shade and curtain connecting one to the other, the free extremities of the stems of each of the U-shaped members being bent to provide alining eyes and being pointed to afford a penetrating means, pole supports disposed through the alining eyes of the U-shaped members, and shade supports slidably engaged With the stems of the U-shaped members.

In testimony w'hereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of tWo witnesses.

RAYMOND o. COOPER.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. BALL, THAI) S. DUREANA. 

